❓ Question regarding the classification and investigation of potential contamination at Gooseberry Hill Primary School. The site is currently classified as 'Potentially Contaminated - Investigation Required', with investigations and risk assessments underway to determine its suitability for ongoing use.
AnsweredQoN 1325Legislative Council
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I
refer to the site 24 Ledger Road, Gooseberry Hill, and to correspondence
between the (then) Department of Environment Regulation and the Department of
Education on 20 July 2016 regarding the classification of this site under section
14(2) of the Contaminated Sites Act 2003 , and I ask: (a) is
the school site still classified as “Potentially Contaminated - Investigation
Required”; (b) if
yes to (a), please advise how long it has held this classification; (c) please
advise: (i) what, if any, investigation or testing has
occurred on this site to formalise its classification; (ii) when
any investigation or testing was undertaken; and (iii) the results of any investigation or testing; and (d) if
no to (a), what is the current classification of the site?
refer to the site 24 Ledger Road, Gooseberry Hill, and to correspondence
between the (then) Department of Environment Regulation and the Department of
Education on 20 July 2016 regarding the classification of this site under section
14(2) of the Contaminated Sites Act 2003 , and I ask: (a) is
the school site still classified as “Potentially Contaminated - Investigation
Required”; (b) if
yes to (a), please advise how long it has held this classification; (c) please
advise: (i) what, if any, investigation or testing has
occurred on this site to formalise its classification; (ii) when
any investigation or testing was undertaken; and (iii) the results of any investigation or testing; and (d) if
no to (a), what is the current classification of the site?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
21 August 2018
Responded by
Minister for Environment
Response time
9 days
(a) Yes.
(b) The Gooseberry Hill Primary School at 24 Ledger Road in Gooseberry Hill was classified possibly contaminated – investigation required under the Contaminated Sites Act 2003 on 4 October 2016.
(c)(i)-(iii) Initial investigations in May and June 2016 comprised a visual survey of soil in areas of the south-eastern portion of the site, followed by raking and removal of 1.7 kilograms of suspected asbestos-containing material (ACM), and collection of soil samples for laboratory analysis.
A further systematic visual assessment of the whole school site was carried out in September 2017, and an additional 510 grams of suspected ACM was removed from surface soil. An assessment of the composition of near surface soils on the school oval for the presence of waste materials was also conducted. The findings of these works informed a Health Risk Assessment, completed in December 2017.
A contaminated site auditor, accredited under the Contaminated Sites Act 2003, submitted their report reviewing the Health Risk Assessment and a July 2018 Asbestos Management Plan for the school to the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation (DWER) on 5 July 2018. The auditor concluded the site is suitable for ongoing use as a primary school, and recommended it be re-classified as remediated for restricted use . DWER and the Department of Health are considering the auditor’s report, Health Risk Assessment and Asbestos Management Plan.
(d) Not applicable (as at 10 July 2018).
(b) The Gooseberry Hill Primary School at 24 Ledger Road in Gooseberry Hill was classified possibly contaminated – investigation required under the Contaminated Sites Act 2003 on 4 October 2016.
(c)(i)-(iii) Initial investigations in May and June 2016 comprised a visual survey of soil in areas of the south-eastern portion of the site, followed by raking and removal of 1.7 kilograms of suspected asbestos-containing material (ACM), and collection of soil samples for laboratory analysis.
A further systematic visual assessment of the whole school site was carried out in September 2017, and an additional 510 grams of suspected ACM was removed from surface soil. An assessment of the composition of near surface soils on the school oval for the presence of waste materials was also conducted. The findings of these works informed a Health Risk Assessment, completed in December 2017.
A contaminated site auditor, accredited under the Contaminated Sites Act 2003, submitted their report reviewing the Health Risk Assessment and a July 2018 Asbestos Management Plan for the school to the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation (DWER) on 5 July 2018. The auditor concluded the site is suitable for ongoing use as a primary school, and recommended it be re-classified as remediated for restricted use . DWER and the Department of Health are considering the auditor’s report, Health Risk Assessment and Asbestos Management Plan.
(d) Not applicable (as at 10 July 2018).
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